Covering COVID-19: Telum Round-up

Telum’s teams from across APAC are engaging media and PR professionals on a daily basis to find out how they are navigating the coronavirus pandemic. Below is a selection of stories powered by our dedicated country teams across the APAC region.

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Australia and New Zealand:

Agility trumps preparation during a crisis
David Faktor, Director of Media and Communications for St. Vincent’s Health Australia, says agility in reacting to the ever-changing situation is key to crisis management

Telum Talks To... Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post has become Asia’s first news organisation to join the Trust Project, a global effort to promote trustworthy journalism. Its Editor-in-Chief, Tammy Tam, speaks about the collaboration and how the news outlet keeps journalists motivated and engaged during the COVID-19 outbreak

Telum Talks To... Tom Cheshire, Asia Correspondent, Sky News
A TV news personality and a Royal Television Society awardee, Tom Cheshire is also the author of The Explorer Gene, an account of the adventurous Piccard family. Telum caught up with him on his journalism journey and his life as a Beijing-based TV reporter during the height of lockdowns

Reporting in China under the coronavirus outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak has been dominating news cycles in China. Journalists are racing to dissect its impact on every aspect of the society. Telum has talked to journalists from different beats to find out the answers

Fasting in the midst of COVID-19
Fasting in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge for journalists in Indonesia. Watch our interview with four journalists and find out how they’re coping

Demystifying the virus: COVID Frontline
A summary report of the Facebook Watch event which featured top journalists from Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore, sharing learnings from the frontlines of COVID-19